The star has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between several organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the community center that supported their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had rescued two small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The first in that area and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
